MONOMAD - October 18th - PLEASE READ THE CONTEST RULES BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR IMAGES.

In case you're wondering why your photo wasn't picked... it most likely means you didn't read nor respected the contest rules.

<p dir="auto"><center><strong>You little rebel! <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>ANY ENTRY MISSING ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ELIMINATORY FACTORS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. <p dir="auto"><center><strong>Contest Rules: <ul> <li><strong>(ELIMINATORY FACTOR)<span>Use the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad tag as your first tag. <li><strong>(ELIMINATORY FACTOR)<span>Clearly mention the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad challenge". <li><strong>(ELIMINATORY FACTOR)<span>Upvote the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #MonoMad post from the previous day. <li>The posts must be in Black and White or Monochrome tones. (<strong>ELIMINATORY FACTOR) <li>Colorsplash edits are allowed. <li><strong>(ELIMINATORY FACTOR)<span>Every picture must be your own and that will be checked, so don't even bother posting Google images. Stolen content will be immediately reported to <a href="/@steemcleaners">@steemcleaners. <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>Black and white photography has its own discord server now. <p dir="auto"><center><span><a href="https://discord.gg/4CZgMhc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">https://discord.gg/4CZgMhc <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>DELEGATIONS: <p dir="auto"><center>There are a couple of new open slots. Current delegators will have priority in case they want to increase their position. <strong>Contact us in discord before delegating, so we can review your account and to make sure the slot is still available.<br /> <strong>Keep in mind that our current VP limits us and only allows us to upvote delegations till 100SP (in order to keep a fair rate).<br /> Please do not delegate over 100SP, unless you're just willing to support the project for what it is. <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>TODAY'S PRIZES: <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th><center><code>FIRST PLACE<th><center><code>SECOND PLACE<th><center> <code>THIRD PLACE <tbody> <tr><td><center>100% Upvote - $0.30<td><center>50% Upvote - $0.15<td><center>50% Upvote - $0.15 <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>DELEGATION UPVOTES: <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th><center><code>DELEGATED SP<th><center><code>UPVOTE STRENGTH<th><center> <code>ESTIMATED UPVOTE VALUE EVERY 22 HOURS <tbody> <tr><td><center>25 SP<td><center>10%<td><center>$0.04 <tr><td><center>50 SP<td><center>20% <td><center>$0.06 <tr><td><center>100 SP<td><center>40%<td><center>$0.12 <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><span>Delegate some of that juicy SP to the <a href="/@monochromes">@monochromes and support the project: <div class="table-responsive"><table> <thead> <tr><th style="text-align:center"><th style="text-align:center"><th style="text-align:center"><th style="text-align:center"><th style="text-align:center"><th style="text-align:center"><th style="text-align:center"> <tbody> <tr><td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=monochromes&vesting_shares=205303.639667%20VESTS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">100<td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=monochromes&vesting_shares=409999.639667%20VESTS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">200<td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=monochromes&vesting_shares=615999.639667%20VESTS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">300<td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://v2.steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=monochromes&vesting_shares=819999.639667%20VESTS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">400<td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=monochromes&vesting_shares=1022999.639667%20VESTS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">500<td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=monochromes&vesting_shares=2042999.639667%20VESTS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">1000<td style="text-align:center"><a href="https://steemconnect.com/sign/delegateVestingShares?delegator=&delegatee=monochromes&vesting_shares=10212999.639667%20VESTS" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">5000 <p dir="auto"><center><sup>For any specific amount please contact me in Discord. <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><br /><span>THE <a href="/@monochromes">@Monochromes PROJECT IS BEING KINDLY SUPPORTED BY:<span> <a href="/@qurator">@Qurator <a href="/@azircon">@Azircon <a href="/@drakos">@Drakos <a href="/@alexanderfluke">@alexanderfluke <a href="/@nikv">@nikv <a href="/@nikokafka">@nikokafka <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>FIRST PLACE<br /> <center><strong><em>"Portland Bill Lighthouse"<br /> <center><span><a href="/@richee">@richee<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRWJGSdZkdvJau8TKd2pfB7CyQmFprx7wJnrADQddf7m5/image.png" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRWJGSdZkdvJau8TKd2pfB7CyQmFprx7wJnrADQddf7m5/image.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRWJGSdZkdvJau8TKd2pfB7CyQmFprx7wJnrADQddf7m5/image.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRWJGSdZkdvJau8TKd2pfB7CyQmFprx7wJnrADQddf7m5/image.png 2x" /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>SECOND PLACE<br /> <center><strong><em>"Light for the Bride"<br /> <center><span><a href="/@axeman">@axeman<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf1WwN2pZDy2SoGFFVWj5nD6gmRooZWRw1awFKEFMouk9/image.png" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf1WwN2pZDy2SoGFFVWj5nD6gmRooZWRw1awFKEFMouk9/image.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf1WwN2pZDy2SoGFFVWj5nD6gmRooZWRw1awFKEFMouk9/image.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmf1WwN2pZDy2SoGFFVWj5nD6gmRooZWRw1awFKEFMouk9/image.png 2x" /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>THIRD PLACE<br /> <center><strong><em>"Calmness"<br /> <center><span><a href="/@dvicech">@dvicech<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRpbmUqcxRqYcbygvHvh7qxQzAZ6ht89qgVsS9oWMFtCS/image.png" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRpbmUqcxRqYcbygvHvh7qxQzAZ6ht89qgVsS9oWMFtCS/image.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRpbmUqcxRqYcbygvHvh7qxQzAZ6ht89qgVsS9oWMFtCS/image.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRpbmUqcxRqYcbygvHvh7qxQzAZ6ht89qgVsS9oWMFtCS/image.png 2x" /> <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>TODAY'S HONORABLE MENTIONS. PLEASE SHOW THESE TALENTED STEEMIANS SOME LOVE AS WELL!! <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>Mention #1 <p dir="auto"><center><span><a href="/@yoyo13skate">@yoyo13skate<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUYT5V6ykYnMAWHLFrjxB5KZtq8SvfzieztB1a8V8MJiG/MONOMAD%20YOYO%20(8).jpg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUYT5V6ykYnMAWHLFrjxB5KZtq8SvfzieztB1a8V8MJiG/MONOMAD%20YOYO%20(8).jpg" alt="MONOMAD YOYO (8).jpg" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUYT5V6ykYnMAWHLFrjxB5KZtq8SvfzieztB1a8V8MJiG/MONOMAD%20YOYO%20(8).jpg 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmUYT5V6ykYnMAWHLFrjxB5KZtq8SvfzieztB1a8V8MJiG/MONOMAD%20YOYO%20(8).jpg 2x" /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>Mention #2 <p dir="auto"><center><span><a href="/@victorbz">@victorbz<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTv4KLCBH5TX1nZAAhxvYySKSBjquUEsAJF93JTXswqZF/image.png" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTv4KLCBH5TX1nZAAhxvYySKSBjquUEsAJF93JTXswqZF/image.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTv4KLCBH5TX1nZAAhxvYySKSBjquUEsAJF93JTXswqZF/image.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTv4KLCBH5TX1nZAAhxvYySKSBjquUEsAJF93JTXswqZF/image.png 2x" /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>Mention #3 <p dir="auto"><center><span><a href="/@adyorka">@adyorka<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZCyDGzsaaSPwwPv5XLG84BVTSVKaFj9tpnyrHiyf8ktV/image.png" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZCyDGzsaaSPwwPv5XLG84BVTSVKaFj9tpnyrHiyf8ktV/image.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZCyDGzsaaSPwwPv5XLG84BVTSVKaFj9tpnyrHiyf8ktV/image.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZCyDGzsaaSPwwPv5XLG84BVTSVKaFj9tpnyrHiyf8ktV/image.png 2x" /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>Mention #4 <p dir="auto"><center><span><a href="/@kunschj">@kunschj<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdtrovEheVGsw2qZhpZdUDeWoiwChM9vWPPaQkwTFMSu9/IMG_9738.JPG" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdtrovEheVGsw2qZhpZdUDeWoiwChM9vWPPaQkwTFMSu9/IMG_9738.JPG" alt="IMG_9738.JPG" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdtrovEheVGsw2qZhpZdUDeWoiwChM9vWPPaQkwTFMSu9/IMG_9738.JPG 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdtrovEheVGsw2qZhpZdUDeWoiwChM9vWPPaQkwTFMSu9/IMG_9738.JPG 2x" /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>Mention #5 <p dir="auto"><center><span><a href="/@matajingga">@matajingga<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSWpgEs9ar2dMi96UCbh81RmHzxhvbyySbgTnULERNyRX/image.png" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSWpgEs9ar2dMi96UCbh81RmHzxhvbyySbgTnULERNyRX/image.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSWpgEs9ar2dMi96UCbh81RmHzxhvbyySbgTnULERNyRX/image.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSWpgEs9ar2dMi96UCbh81RmHzxhvbyySbgTnULERNyRX/image.png 2x" /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>Mention #6 <p dir="auto"><center><span><a href="/@rossfletcher">@rossfletcher<br /> <a href="https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTHL3tAbBsvurZ8Se9mvxcPdjfgFiCLcjw5d4r5d9i9dK/image.png" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTHL3tAbBsvurZ8Se9mvxcPdjfgFiCLcjw5d4r5d9i9dK/image.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTHL3tAbBsvurZ8Se9mvxcPdjfgFiCLcjw5d4r5d9i9dK/image.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmTHL3tAbBsvurZ8Se9mvxcPdjfgFiCLcjw5d4r5d9i9dK/image.png 2x" /> <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>TOPICS LIST :<center>(The daily topics are not mandatory anymore, but I'll leave them here in case you guys need some extra inspiration for any particular day) <ul> <li>Monday - Macro <li>Tuesday - Street <li>Wednesday - Abstract <li>Thursday - Animals <li>Friday - Flowers <li>Saturday - Silhouettes <li>Sunday - Skies <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>PRIZES : <ul> <li>I will pick one winner, plus one second and one third place every day. <li>The first place will receive a full upvote (100%). <li>The second and third places will receive a 50% upvote each. <blockquote> <p dir="auto">Keep in mind that the more this account grows the bigger these prizes and upvotes will be! <ul> <li>The winners will be announced in the next day. (the winners from Monday will be announced on Tuesday, the ones from Tuesday will be announced on Wednesday and so on...). <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>RULES : <ul> <li><strong>(ELIMINATORY FACTOR)<span>Use the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad tag as your first tag. <li><strong>(ELIMINATORY FACTOR)<span>Clearly mention the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad challenge in your post title or post body. For example: "This is my entry for the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad challenge". <li><strong>(ELIMINATORY FACTOR)<span>Upvote the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #MonoMad post from the previous day. <li>The posts must be in Black and White or Monochrome tones. (<strong>ELIMINATORY FACTOR) <li>Colorsplash edits are allowed. <li><span>Every picture must be your own and that will be checked, so don't even bother posting Google images. Stolen content will be immediately reported to <a href="/@steemcleaners">@steemcleaners. <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>DELEGATIONS : <p dir="auto"><center><span>By delegating a small SP portion to the <a href="/@monochromes">@monochromes account, anyone can help the Challenge and, at the same time, earn some extra votes when using the <a href="/trending/monochromes"> #monochromes tag.<br /> <center><strong>How?<center><strong>There will be a limited number of slots available: <p dir="auto"><center><strong>25SP slots - At current rate each one gets a 10% Upvote every 22 hours<br /> <center><strong>50SP slots - At current rate each one gets a 20% Upvote every 22 hours<br /> <center><strong>100SP slots - At current rate each one gets a 40% Upvote every 22 hours <p dir="auto"><center><strong>PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THE UPVOTE VALUES ARE TIGHTLY CONNECTED TO STEEM'S EXTERNAL MARKET PRICE, SO IT WILL FLUCTUATE ACCORDINGLY. <p dir="auto"><center>-------<br /> <center><strong>HOW WILL YOU GET YOUR DELEGATION EXCLUSIVE UPVOTE? <ul> <li><strong><span>There's a hardworking little bot that will give you one upvote every 22 hours, on the posts with the <a href="/trending/monochromes"> #monochromes tag. <p dir="auto"><center>------- <p dir="auto"><center><strong>YOU POSTED <strong>BEFORE THE 22 HOURS COOLDOWN AND THE BOT MISSED YOU? <ul> <li><strong>NO PROBELM! You can always <strong>edit and <strong>save that same post after the 22 hours period to "call" the bot and get the upvote that way. <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><em>TAGS <p dir="auto"><center><span>As you already noticed, there are two distinct tags to use in order to get rewards from this <a href="/@monochromes">@monochromes account. <ul> <li>In case you are <strong>NOT<span> delegating and just entering the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad challenge, use ONLY the <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad tag. <li>If you are delegating <strong>AND<strong>AND<span> entering <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad, use both of them, <a href="/trending/monomad"> #monomad <span> <a href="/trending/monochromes"> #monochromes. <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong>LOOKING FOR MORE EXPOSURE ? <p dir="auto"><center><a href="https://steemit.com/qurator/@qurator/qurator-3-0-update-post-guidelines-or-registration-details-or-tier-changes" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmTg4ZWtGqL6Wyjz4afCEN3BtXeLP9TMEFQdAFJBhtWorm/Q2.png" alt="Q2.png" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmTg4ZWtGqL6Wyjz4afCEN3BtXeLP9TMEFQdAFJBhtWorm/Q2.png 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://steemitimages.com/DQmTg4ZWtGqL6Wyjz4afCEN3BtXeLP9TMEFQdAFJBhtWorm/Q2.png 2x" /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><br /> <a href="https://steemconnect.com/sign/account-witness-vote?witness=qurator&approve=1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">SteemConnect or <a href="https://steemit.com/~witnesses" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link">steemit.com<span>SUPPORT OUR WITNESS PROJECT BY VOTING FOR <a href="/@qurator">@QURATOR VIA:<center>THAT SMALL GESTURE WILL MAKE A WHOLE LOT OF DIFFERENCE TO US! <hr /> <p dir="auto"><br /> <p dir="auto"><center><strong><span>The <a href="/@monochromes">@monochromes project is also supporting: <p dir="auto"><a href="https://steemit.com/@phototalent" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener" title="This link will take you away from hive.blog" class="external_link"><img src="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmav5iv9D74Tgvdsuq7RB8x5AKkv13mj3Ses1dQkMZcLAC/PHOTOWORK-PORTADApsd.jpg" alt="PHOTOWORK-PORTADApsd.jpg" srcset="https://images.hive.blog/768x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmav5iv9D74Tgvdsuq7RB8x5AKkv13mj3Ses1dQkMZcLAC/PHOTOWORK-PORTADApsd.jpg 1x, https://images.hive.blog/1536x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmav5iv9D74Tgvdsuq7RB8x5AKkv13mj3Ses1dQkMZcLAC/PHOTOWORK-PORTADApsd.jpg 2x" /> <hr /> <hr /> <p dir="auto"><center><sub><em>“Life is like a camera. Focus on what’s important, capture the good times, develop from the negatives, and if things don’t work out, take another shot.”<center><sub>- Author Unknown - <hr />